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Title: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: 14th brooklyn on 21 July 2014, 11:36:32 AM

I finished the last infantry minis for my British WWII infantry platoon (late war) late last week (for some reason I could not get the forum to load for a couple of days):

http://dhcwargamesblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/the-thin-red-err-brown-line/ (http://dhcwargamesblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/the-thin-red-err-brown-line/)

Enjoy,

Burkhard

As always, this is just a pre-view, with many more clickable pictures on the blog:

(http://dhcwargamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/british-infantry-group-shot.jpg?w=645&h=197)

(http://dhcwargamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/british-infantry-2nd-section.jpg?w=645&h=214)

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: flags_of_war on 21 July 2014, 11:56:41 AM

Great work mate. I'd love a British platoon to game with but i have so much i want haha.

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: 14th brooklyn on 21 July 2014, 12:02:21 PM

Thanks and ... don´t we all?  lol

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: Dave C on 22 July 2014, 05:16:40 PM

Nice work! Nice blog!

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: 14th brooklyn on 22 July 2014, 06:04:35 PM

Thanks a lot Dave

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: Gothic Line on 03 August 2014, 12:44:14 PM

Super as usual!!!!!

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: fred on 03 August 2014, 01:52:00 PM

Good stuff.

Reading about your extra rifles. I think you have gone for an unusual organisation with 5 sections of 8 men.

Just checking in Chain of Command (as its to hand), the normal late war platoon would be 3 sections of 11 (including NCO and bren), and a HQ of 6 (including 2" mortar and PIAT). This is the paper organisation. In the real world sections could be a bit understrength, and extra PIATS and Brens could find their way in.

So you have 50 infantry, plus officers and support - so you could easily make a full strength platoon - but can probably field 2 very slightly under strength ones.

8 Men sections were used in Motor Battalions (these are the single half-track mounted Battalion in an armoured division) But these still had 3 sections to a platoon. You would easily get 2 of these platoons from your figures.

Title: Re: My poor bloody infantry platoon (in 28mm)
Post by: 14th brooklyn on 03 August 2014, 08:10:20 PM

Thank you both!

@Fred: The eleven men sections would make sense, especially since I can remember that (IMHO slightly lone) 2" mortar in that TO&E. I just have no idea what I painted five Bren teams, unless I wanted to account for those extra Brens one might find.

I guess that is what you get when you paint your minis years after you assebembled the unit and you are unable to find your notes. At least I should have all bases covered that way!